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LOT 1851
Post Medieval Lead Musket Ball and Pistol Shot Collection
17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 3/4 in. (600 grams total, 9-18 mm).
Mixed group including a leader powder-measure. [28, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired since the 1970s.
From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 1851
Post Medieval Lead Musket Ball and Pistol Shot Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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Post Medieval Silver-Gilt Altar Cross Roundel Pair
Circa 17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Domed and with mounting holes to the rim of each and central repoussé image; Mary and Infant Jesus, both nimbate, with ornate legends 'MPΘΩ' and 'ICXC'; nimbate bearded figure supporting a book in his left hand, legend 'OAΓΙΙ / ΧΑΡΛΑ' (St Charalambos). 78 grams total, 10 cm each
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Ethiopian 'Miracle of Mary' Manuscript Leaf
Circa 1500 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,560
Vellum leaf with pricked guidelines for placement of two columns of black-ink text in Ge'ez script with red detailing; recto with nineteen lines of text; verso with text and polychrome painted scene of figures beside a house and distribution of drink. 13 grams, 26.5 x 23.5 cm
Acquired on the New York art market, circa 2000. Ex central London gallery.
With the royal patronage for her cult given by the Gondar’s Kings, Virgin Mary's role as a maker of miracles became predominant and apocalyptic metaphors and narrative gained importance in pictorial representations, such as those in the manuscripts. Her eschatological role continued to evolve until the eighteenth century, when she was portrayed in an icon as a celestial empress. -
Post Medieval and Later Bronze Buckle Group
Circa 16th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Mixed group of buckles, mainly double-loop types, harness and stirrup fittings. 893 grams total, 26-74 mm
Found Hertfordshire, UK.
